It was a little bit of a different road that the Warriors took this year, but the Cal State Stanislaus men's basketball team has qualified for the CCAA conference tournament with Saturday night's 68-62 win over Sonoma State.

Two years ago Tyler Murphy was an unstoppable force for Turlock High. He was the Bulldogs' ace on the mound during their historic 26-game winning streak in 2013, and was well on his way to making a name for himself in the college ranks. But mere weeks before fulfilling his lifelong dream to play college baseball, Murphy's life was forever altered in the waters of Lake Tulloch.

Pitman High grad David Gianesin is hoping his talents on the gridiron will shine this weekend as he participates in the USA Football Bowl Festival - a four-day event that includes the USA Professional Leagues Testing Combine and an all-star game featuring senior players from the Division I, I-AA, Division II, Division III and NAIA levels.

Former Turlock High graduate and boys basketball standout Alek Carlson is coming off one of the most successful seasons in school history but it wasn't with Turlock, it was with California State University, Stanislaus.

Central Valley native and an accomplished volleyball coach Mallori Gibson has been named head coach of the Cal State Stanislaus women's volleyball program, as it was announced by Director of Athletics Michael Matoso on Monday.

Wes Bartole notched another double-double and Tyler Barber scored 16 points on Thursday as they led the Cal State Stanislaus men's basketball team to another run-away win. This time it was over Notre Dame de Namur, 72-56.

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The Journal tracked down Turlock High graduate and former Bulldog basketball standout Travis Souza fresh off his final game for the University of California, Irvine, where he made school history. Here's what Souza had to say: